We may look at this differently and as you say it is ok. Most likely at some point soon I will look into your points here and attempt to see more through your eyes. Some people do things that are no longer part of our consciousness. They may nag constantly. They may belittle our efforts. They may dislodge themselves from our lives and then come back and take revenge. I’ve seen all these things Eric… and no doubt you have. The way I see that one has to change ourselves is not always by changing ourselves. But by being strong enough and having the foresight and fortitude to know that the actions of others are not always a result of our behavior but rather, that some people can be treacherous, some people can be pathological liars, some people can invade or torture others. Some people truly have substance abuse problems that make life challenging for others. Some people have little regard for others in their hostile ways. It is up to us to depose our fate in regard to them and change our destiny. That is my immediate response to your last comment about this matter, subject to change as all things are in this duality we find ourselves. At times though the lessons are quite different, finding ourselves in dark places and environments, we nevertheless need to extricate ourselves from such forces, or meet them head on.
I don't see it like that, I like to find the balance between Spirit and Matter. The harmony of being both earthly and divine.
I believe this video I shared about the peacock angel explains it well. The chapter, "Navigating Inner Duality" might help you understand how I see- or if you can find the part where he talks about the anima and animus.
http://spiritualportal.net/index.php/topic,6683.msg45708.html#msg45708It doesn't mean what you see isn't true, it just validates there are differences in how we all see, and God cherishes all of us.
PS.. By, "see it like that" I am referring to this idea that this force working against our highest intention or aspiration is somehow outside of us. We might notice these things outside of ourselves. But I don't believe what we think as outside is actually separate from our self. But we must continually navigate WITHIN to finally make the realization of all that happens around us.
As far as childish behavior is concerned, yes we are all quite guilty. I don't care to spend so much energy trying to asses why, I only care to "keep on keepin' on." I can say, from my experience, cultivating such an attitude is never made in vain. Universe has always acknowledged my sincere efforts in kind.
